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Archive Home > 2011 > January > 19 > Food prices spark riots, stoke U.S. agriculture

Food prices spark riots, stoke U.S. agriculture

Consumers here are likely to see bigger grocery bills soon

By Alan Bjerga and Tony Dreibus / The Bulletin
January 19, 2011

The same record food prices causing riots in Algeria and export bans in India are allowing President Barack Obama to combine the biggest-ever U.S. farm exports with the tamest inflation since the 1960s.

Global food costs jumped 25 percent last year to an all-time high in December, according to....

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